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Originally posted by Turtlestack
The movie is being compared to 'Blade Runner' only because of the dystopian future depicted in the film but other than that they are two very different works of art. 'Children of Men' I believe is better compared to the new Battlestar Galactica.
I was going to go see Eragon tomorrow, but maybe I'll see this one instead.

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Originally posted by arrakis
I was going to go see Eragon tomorrow, but maybe I'll see this one instead.
I heard Eragon was pretty weak but I have not seen it either. 'Children of Men' is quite unlike any film I've seen in a long time. I guess technicaly it is a sci-fi but the futuristic setting is only a way to comment on today's society in the same way the new 'Battlestar Galactica' does.

BTW: There is a MAJOR Pink Floyd reference near the halfway point of the film (grab your copy of 'Animals' and you'll see what I mean).

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Originally posted by mokko
Now where have I heard this before? 😉
Mokko, what in the heck is going on in your profile page?

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Originally posted by badmoon
Mokko, what in the heck is going on in your profile page?
How should I know! 😕

That place scares the hell out of me!

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Originally posted by mokko
How should I know! 😕

That place scares the hell out of me!
Hey Mokko... Just watched "The Libertine" on DVD 🙄 You're a Depp fan... why was that movie such a secret???

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Originally posted by widget
Hey Mokko... Just watched "The Libertine" on DVD 🙄 You're a Depp fan... why was that movie such a secret???
I own it. 😀

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Originally posted by mokko
I own it. 😀
Aren't you the greedy one then? 😛 I thought it was one of his best performances, yet I'd never heard of it???

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Originally posted by widget
Aren't you the greedy one then? 😛 I thought it was one of his best performances, yet I'd never heard of it???
Admit it......you just liked the boobie bits. 😛

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I did go and watch this movie. It was interesting and exciting. One of the best parts was the tribute to the Pink Floyd's Animals recording.

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Originally posted by mokko
Admit it......you just liked the boobie bits. 😛
Nah... I liked his attitude 🙄 Almost as much as I liked the attitude of his character, the Earl 😵

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Originally posted by widget
Nah... I liked his attitude 🙄 Almost as much as I liked the attitude of his character, the Earl 😵
And did you like his fatefull ending as well. Very fitting considering his philandering ways. 🙁

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Originally posted by mokko
And did you like his fatefull ending as well. Very fitting considering his philandering ways. 🙁
I agree absolutely 😕 However, why didn't we see any other obviously terminal cases of wanton debauchery?

You know what I mean? 😛 Before he's finally getting all flaky and degenerate. Somebody else?

So that it doesn't seem like his just desserts are a one-of kind of plot device for the puritans in the audience????

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Originally posted by widget
I agree absolutely 😕 However, why didn't we see any other obviously terminal cases of wanton debauchery?

You know what I mean? 😛 [b]Before he's finally getting all flaky and degenerate. Somebody else?

So that it doesn't seem like his just desserts are a one-of kind of plot device for the puritans in the audience????[/b]
Some things are best left to the imagination. 😳

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Originally posted by mokko
Some things are best left to the imagination. 😳
In my own humble experience puritans are defined by their complete lack of imagination 😞

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Originally posted by widget
In my own humble experience puritans are defined by their complete lack of imagination 😞
I can only imagine what a puritan would imagine. 🙄